Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20
LOCAL NEWS.

GNNNG "GNNOs
Read Cunningham's money adj. 81
Alfalfa seed at Noble Il Nixon's. 43
Conductor Phillips is back on his old
run.
For cheap residence lots see Henry
Morgan. ~
Button-hole scissors, at the postofice
bookstore. 47-2
A carload OF eating potatoes at Cur
RE Il Schmidts. 30
Sabbath school at the Methodist
church at 10 o'clock.
A full line of paints and oils, Mt South
worth's drug store. AZ
Sewing machine repairs, needles and
oil at the =. o. Book store. AZ
Seed potatoes, early variety, at Stan.
dlford, Youmans n Eldred's. Al
Register Hall was ut Anthony this
week as n witness in the district court.
Riley Lake has been sick at Lake
City for several weeks, but Is now about
well.
Smoked meats, bologna sausage, and
every variety OF fresh meats, at +. T..
Mobiles. AZ
Spring styles Of stationery and latest
novelties In ladies' purses at the Post
Office Book store. 81
Arbor day was observed by many cit
liens of this place, and thousands of
trees were planted.
Bob Smith says there will not be ma
ny budded peaches this year, but any
amount Of seedlings.
Clint. Busy returned last week from
~ trip through New Mexico, Arizona,
and several northern states.
No druggist IN this city has yet ex-
pressed a desire to take out a permit
TO sell liquors under the new law.
DR.. Gillette and wife will go to house
keeping in the Boutwell, cottage as
soon as II is vacated by b. L. Kies.
A gentleman who was there last Sat
urday, stated To us this week that the
saloons OF Kiowa were running wide
open as usual.
Eli Simmons has been elected secre-
tary OF the Paladora Town company,
vice s. l.. Jessup, resigned to engage in
other business.
All persons indebted 20 John s. Flem-
ing are notified that he has placed his
accounts in the hands of W. ii. Nc
Cague, for collection. AZ
Geo. o. NJ. Buckner, formerly OF this
city, and yet the owner OF valuable
property here, was down from Wichita
Monday. but only remained an hour.
An abundance of good water was
found at the depth of 43 feet in a well
dug on the premises Of the senior Of this
paper, one Of the highest points in the
city.
Mrs. A. l.. Freeman and her daugh-
ter, Miss Alice, returned here last week
from an eight-months visit In the east
They spent most of their time in
northern New York.
The list Of county expenditures for
the April meeting of the commission.
ers. appears In this issue of the INDEX.
Every one interested in the affairs OF
the county should read IL.
Try the new store, at Robinson's old
stand, Robt. Gibson in charge. Theil
prints sell for 4 cents oiled calico fol
cents, bleached muslin for cents anC
everything else IN proportion. AZ
Township assessors report that priol
10 the recent rain, there was a DISPOSE
ton on the part of taxpayers to under
value their properly, but that since the
rains this disposition has disappeared
Reub. Lake returned from his triI
east last week and reports having sold
while away, 20 Lake City town lots
The depot at Lake City is 10 be block,
west and one block south of the new
brick block in that town.
The petition for the new township o
Antelope, east of this city, to be com
posed Of all of township 80, range IL
was heard by the county commission
ers last Thursday evening. At tn,
same time a remonstrance, signed by
large number of citizens of Medicin,
Lodge township, from which the new
township was taken, was filed and con
sidered by the board. and after matur
elaboration, the petition was rejected
Had the new township been allowed,
would have left Medicine Lodge town
ship but four miles wide at this place
There Is some talk here Of establish
ing high school at Medicine Lodge
and first class organizer and instruct
or Is now corresponding with person
In this city interested in such an enter
prise. Certainly, something should b
done looking to the education Of th
young women and Young men of thi
community. They do not appear In
cllned 10 attend the public school. an
n they are to be further educated /
must be in high school here or som
where else. A college at this plac
would add hundrsds 10 the population
80 this CITY.